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What is Psychosis: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment

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It is characterized by symptoms such as delusions, hallucinations, and disordered thinking. Psychosis can occur as a result of various underlying conditions, including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and severe depression. The symptoms of psychosis can be distressing and disruptive to an individual’s daily life.

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New Guidelines on How to Accurately Convey ADHD Information

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This is, to our knowledge, the first set of guidelines on information about any of the disorders defined by the DSM. As these institutions have little incentive for change, it is time governments step up and start investing in more research into the medicalized narrative and push for more market control and guidelines on psycho-education.

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How to Explain Top Psychiatrists’ “Dr. Strangelove Exuberance” Unchecked by Reality

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E xuberant individuals who disregard societal consensus reality are routinely diagnosed by psychiatrists with bipolar disorder; however, among psychiatrists themselves, exuberance about psychiatry regardless of the reality of psychiatry’s repeated scientific failures makes one a leading psychiatrist.

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The Challenge of Presenting Antidepressant Risks and Benefits

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The clinician might regard some treatment options as ill-suited to that particular patient: ketamine, for example, in a patient with bipolar disorder (because research has only just recently been expanded to include bipolar depression). One of the reasons: creating informative Patient Decision Aids (PDAs) is difficult.

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Giving Caregivers a Platform: Sherita, Mother of Tony

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This did not stop Sherita from believing that her son was intelligent, as he went on to complete school and higher education with a degree in botany. By the time he was 11 years old, his neurologist gave him an extremely poor lifelong prognosis.

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Schizophrenia in Philosophy and Theology

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Who knows more about the subject of this blog, they or I? Various psychiatrists have published highly scientific treatises attempting to demonstrate that the correct diagnosis for Nietzsches mental illness should be a bipolar disorder, or the result of a brain tumor, or the consequence of syphilis, or schizophrenia.

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35 Years Strong: Theo’s Journey of Sobriety, Recovery, and Mental Health Resilience

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Theo dealt with bouts of bipolar disorder and deep-seated shame from his years of addiction. Education became an integral part of Theos sobriety journey. I felt like a fledgling bird, not able to fly, but more than eager to learn, Theo says, describing the profound support he received at Sanctuary Centers.